Frontenac Outfitters Solo Canoes

Solo Canoes- a Brief History

Solo Canoes offer something almost spiritual to many of us – the silence, the solitudeand the joy of meeting Mother Nature alone on her terms. Flat-water solo canoes are normally paddled from a central seating position. Common lengths range from 11 to about 16.5 feet, widths narrow as boats get longer from 33 to 26 inches and average 12 inches in depth. Canoe weights vary widely from 35 to56 lbs depending on the length of the canoe and the materials and manufacturing processes used.

Note:
i) H2O’s Peterborough 16/2 tandem canoe is included in our Solo Canoe category. Although not a true solo canoe its narrow beam, razor shape entries & tumblehome sides enable it to excel in this area.